Better Half (wine and cocktail bar) is a wine bar in Austin.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bistro snacks and brunch plates
Tip: Order frozen Negronis on Sunday with a brunch plate; the wine glass list is short but sharp at $14.
Day trip · 5 hours
Explore the Texas Hill Country on a small-group tour from Austin. Start with a stop for authentic Texas BBQ, then visit local wineries and enjoy tastings at your own pace.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Six East Austin smokehouses in three hours, including a MICHELIN One Star pitmaster and three Bib Gourmands. Skip every line, ride in an air-conditioned van, and come hungry.
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Enjoy a brewery tour with live music, beer tastings, and a meal. Visit 3 local breweries, learn about the craft beer scene, and enjoy a small meal from a food truck. F...
Address: 406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703
Fonda San Miguel in Austin runs a deep tequila and reposado list alongside Mexican and Spanish wines at the 1975 North Loop dining room, the city's heritage.
PourCasa Madero from Coahuila Valley
WineMexican wines, Spanish bottles and tequila reposados
FoodRegional Mexican dining room and Sunday hacienda brunch
TipThe reposado-and-mezcal flight at the bar is the room's quiet routine; ask for the Mexican wine list at the back.
LoLo in Austin is the East 6th natural wine bar and bottle shop from Christian Moses and partners, the city's first dedicated natural-wine room with a large.
PourRotating natural-orange-wine glass program
WineNatural wines and grower-producer bottles, with hundreds of bottles for on-site or retail
FoodSnacks and small plates
TipThe wine wall doubles as the retail shop; ask for a bottle to drink on-site at a flat corkage rate.
June's All Day in Austin is McGuire Moorman's South Congress wine bar and bistro since 2017, anchored by Master Sommelier June Rodil's by-the-glass program.
PourGrower Champagne by the glass
WineInternational wine and natural-leaning by-the-glass, curated by June Rodil MS
FoodAll-day French-American bistro plates
TipMaster Sommelier June Rodil rebuilds the by-glass list monthly; ask the bar for the latest revision.
Birdie's in Austin is Arjav Ezekiel's natural-wine list paired with Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's bistro kitchen, the 2025 James Beard Outstanding Beverage.
PourWhatever rare grower-producer Arjav has on; the list moves daily
WineNatural and low-intervention wines, by-the-glass and bottle, James Beard 2025 winner
FoodCounter-service bistro pastas and crudo
TipThe by-glass list is the strongest in town; Arjav is at the bar and will route you through the strange bottles.
Bufalina in Austin is Steven Dilley's natural-Italian wine bar and Neapolitan pizzeria on East Cesar Chavez since 2013, the room that started.
PourGlass of Etna Rosso or skin-contact Sicilian white
WineNatural Italian wines paired to Neapolitan pizza, by-the-glass and bottle
FoodWood-fired Neapolitan pizza
TipHalf-off pizzas during happy hour 4:30 to 6pm daily; the wine list runs 200 deep, ask for the orange-wine page.
Este in Austin runs a sharply curated Mexican and Mediterranean wine program at the Manor Road bungalow, with bar seating for ceviches and a wine-only.
PourMexican Valle de Guadalupe glass pour
WineMexican and Mediterranean wines, plus mezcal flights
FoodCoastal Mexican seafood, ceviches, snacks
TipThe bar takes walk-ins after 9pm; the wine list runs Valle de Guadalupe through southern Italy at the same depth.
